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London-based study details true cost of poor health care for homeless

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Almost 30,000 people across Canada in hospital last year were homeless, staying longer and costing more money than the average patient, a first-of-its-kind London-based study shows. Published May 15, 2024  •  3 minute read Cheryl Forchuk, assistant scientific director at Lawson

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At core housing for vulnerable homeless: 3 months in, ‘life-changing’ results

The first three months of new housing for the most vulnerable homeless Londoners have delivered “life-changing” results, the head of London Cares says. Visits to hospital emergency departments are down 74 per cent, the number of overdoses has dropped “dramatically” and five tenants say they’ve stopped working in the survival sex trade, executive director Anne […]

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At downtown housing for vulnerable homeless: 3 months in, ‘life-changing’ results

The first three months of new housing for the most vulnerable homeless Londoners have delivered “life-changing” results, the head of London Cares says. Visits to hospital emergency departments are down 74 per cent, the number of overdoses has dropped “dramatically” and five tenants say they’ve stopped working in the survival sex trade, executive director Anne […]